Stanisław Flato

Stanisław (Moishe) Flato (27 June 1910 – 1972) was a Polish army intelligence officer and diplomat.

Stanisław Flato
Born	(1910-06-27)27 June 1910 Warsaw, Russian Empire
Died	2 August 1972(1972-08-02) (aged 62) East Berlin
Allegiance	Polish People's Republic
Branch	International Brigades Polish People's Army
Years of service	1936-1972
Rank	Pułkownik (Colonel)
Unit	XIII International Brigade Department II of the General Staff
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War Second World War
Awards	(see below)
Alma mater	Warsaw University
Other work	Diplomat

Born into a Jewish family, he graduated from gymnasium "Ascola" in Warsaw and entered the Warsaw University but finally left for a medical study in Paris. He became a member of French Communist Party in 1932. Dr. Flato was a volunteer in Spanish Civil War, became a member of Spanish Communist Party and served as a Major in XIII International Brigade, where he remained until February 1939. He was interned in France but that year he was released and went to China in August 1939. He became a member of Chinese Communist Party, and served as a head of International Red Cross doctors at People's Liberation Army.^{[citation needed]}

After World War II, he returned to Poland in September 1945. He became a member of Polish Workers' Party, and Polish United Workers' Party. Colonel Dr. Flato worked in the Polish General Staff from 1946 to 1952. Then he was arrested (1953-1954). After political rehabilitation, he served as a Chief Adviser at the Polish Embassy in Beijing in 1957–1964, and deputy director at the Department for Asia in Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Poland. After 1968 Polish political crisis, he was forced to retire, but not allowed to emigrate from Poland. He died in East Berlin during a trip in 1972.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and decorations

• Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st Class
• Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd Class
• Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (17 October 1946)^[1]
• Gold Cross of Virtuti Militari (16 July 1946)^[2]